Villages by the Sea

S4 E3 Cushendall

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Archaeologist Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall, one of the finest planned Georgian villages in Northern Ireland.

Owned and shaped by a series of owners, but most notably its 19th century merchant landlord, Francis Turnly. A fascinating place where this forward-thinking man hoped to try out his ideas for a new global order – ideas akin to organisations such as the UN and the WHO today. He also built an intriguing, tapered tower, from which he rang a curfew bell to keep his villagers in check.

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2023/11/03 S4 E2

Port Carlisle

Ben Robinson examines the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, Cumbria, a small village near Carlisle which grew as a consequence of the canal building surge that swept the nation.

For a very short time, this village was a thriving port with ambitions to rival Liverpool. It welcomed tourists, but its canal was soon overtaken by the advent of the railways. Ben goes on to discover the cauldron-like original boiler behind the Victorian bath house.

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2023/11/10 S4 E4

Holkham

Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk's impressive Holkham estate - its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance some 200 years ago.

The current village was once owned by Thomas William Coke, known as Coke of Norfolk, who was one of the great farming reformers of his time, instrumental in the agricultural revolution. Ben explores its oldest building, the Ancient House, as well as Holkham's beautiful stately home and the Great Barn, whose sheep shearing events are credited as the forerunner to today's country shows.

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2023-11-01

Archaeologist Ben Robinson travels across the UK to reveal how some our best loved villages have played a vital role in our history.

Ben goes beyond England to all nations of the UK for the first time to discover the often surprising stories of coastal villages and their communities in this fourth 10-part series.

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Villages by the Sea